Riff Tone

You Give Love a Bad Name

Bon Jovi

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1980s American Standard, Richie Sambora signature not yet released)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head with Marshall 4x12 cabinet (studio recording, 1986)

PickupsDiMarzio FS-1 single coil (bridge), stock Fender single coils (neck/middle)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Slippery When Wet' (1986). Richie Sambora used a Stratocaster with a DiMarzio FS-1 in the bridge for clean and riff sections. The octave effect heard live is not present on the studio recording's clean riff. No evidence of chorus or delay on the clean riff section in the studio version.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatechimey single coil claritysnappy, percussive attackslightly compressed cleantight and focusedminimal breakupdynamic response to pickingsubtle studio reverbno audible chorus or delaypresent upper mids

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated picking and muting for clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs.

Sources

[QUESTION] How to get the sound around 0:11 in You Give Love a Bad Name?Amp Settings for "You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi Kemper profile for Slippery When Wet Marshall sound

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